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Remarks by the PM at the 12th India-ASEAN Summit, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Your Excellency, President U Thein Sein, I am grateful to you for organising this Summit and chairing the session with great statesmanship. Under your leadership, Myanmar is playing an important role in the region and it has also benefited India-ASEAN relations. I am grateful to each of you for your views. They have further reinforced my confidence in the India-ASEAN Strategic Partnership. Above all, like good friends, you all wish to see a successful and prosperous India. I want to make a few points now. There are many similarities and convergences between us. India and ASEAN are second and third in terms of population. We are among the largest economies and among the three fastest growing economies in this century. Majority of us here belong to the developing world. We have the strength and the potential of a young population. In India, 800 million people below the age of 35 years constitute a huge opportunity. We have embarked on a new economic journey in India. We are emphasizing infrastructure, manufacturing, trade, agriculture, skill development, urban renewal, smart cities. Make in India is a new mission. We are placing as much emphasis on ease of doing business in India as we are on making policies attractive. I invite you to this new environment in India. Indian companies are also keep to invest in and trade with ASEAN. I also assure you that there will be major improvement our trade policy and environment. We will also move ahead with connectivity projects with ASEAN with speed. I also suggest that we conduct a review of our free trade agreement on goods to improve it further and make it beneficial to all. । also urge that the FTA on Service and Investment be brought into force at the earliest. Many of you have spoken about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. It can be a springboard for economic integration and prosperity in the region. However, we should aim for a balanced Agreement, which is beneficial to all; and, is truly comprehensive in nature, by equally ambitious agenda with similar timelines for goods and services. To deepen our connectivity, I am considering establishing, with your cooperation, a special facility or special purpose vehicle to facilitate project financing and quick implementation. However, in this age, more than physical connectivity, we need Information Highways or i-ways. My experience is that even where road connectivity is poor, we can create vast economic opportunities and employment through i-ways. India is prepared to provide all assistance and cooperation in this area. ASEAN and India have large cities and are experiencing urbanization at a rapid pace. This is both a challenge and opportunity. Come and participate in building India`s 100 smart cities and renewal of 500 cities. Science and technology and education are important areas of cooperation. We should think ambitiously of what we can do in Renewal Energy and Energy efficiency. Let us think of a major ASEAN India Solar Project for research, manufacturing and deployment. Space science can give us benefit in many sectors. We should quickly establish the new India-ASEAN Space-related Ground Station in Vietnam and start the project for upgrading the existing station in Indonesia. As neighbours, India and ASEAN can gain a lot from cooperation in the disaster risk reduction, response and management. India is prepared to offer full assistance in capacity building, coordination and response in the region. We should further enhance our cooperation in health, including traditional medicine, climate change and environment and forests. Agriculture and food security is another area where I see great potential for cooperation, as some of you have mentioned. We should move quickly towards mutual Recognition of Degrees. We should conduct more research and exchanges on our ancient links and how our shared heritage can be of use to the modern world. Skill development is essential for creating employment opportunities for our youth and for our economic development. We should collaborate by sharing our respective areas expertise in skill development. I personally lay great emphasis on people-to-people contacts. I would like to see increased contacts between students, youth, teachers, parliamentarians, diplomats, media, farmers, artists and experts. Tourism has not grown the way it should. Today, of course, ASEAN region is the most popular destination for Indian tourists. I want to see further increase in ASEAN tourists in India. In this, the Buddhist circuit represents a vast opportunity. Excellencies, we pay a lot of attention to economic prosperity and protecting our environment. Do we pay the same attention to the security and safety of our youth? We have received a high level of security cooperation from ASEAN countries for which I am grateful. But, we should further strengthen our cooperation on countering terrorism, extremism, drugs, arms, and money laundering. Excellencies, Asia`s future is bright, but it also faces many challenges. Our progress and prosperity depends on peace and stability in the region. There is wave of change in the world. New realities are emerging in the changed world. Globalisation is a fact of life. We are all affected by it and we have all benefited from it. And, in this world, maritime trade and passage, and therefore, maritime security has become even more important. We all have the responsibility that we all follow international law and norms on maritime issues, as we do in the realm of air passage. In future, we will also need this in space. For peace and stability in South China Sea, everyone should follow international norms and law. This includes the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We also hope that you will be able to successfully implement the Guidelines to the 2002 Declaration on Conduct and that the Code of Conduct on South China Sea can be concluded soon on the basis of consensus. Finally, I would like to say that it is a great privilege to meet all of you here. This has doubled my confidence and enthusiasm about our relations with ASEAN. I assure you of my sustained personal attention to relations with ASEAN so that we can meet our high expectations from this relationship.

India China Joint Training-Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 to Commence from 16 November 2014 at Pune

In continuation of the series of Joint Exercises between India and China, the  Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 is all set to commence shortly at Aundh Camp, Pune on      16 Nov 14. This will be the fourth joint training exercise by the Indian Army with People’s Liberation Army of China. While the second edition of the exercise was held at Belgaum in 2008, it has been conducted twice in China in 2007 & 2013.              The aim of the joint training is to share the drills and practices learnt while tackling insurgency and terrorism, thereby promoting healthy military to military relations between the two Armies and developing joint strategies of conducting operations in a counter terrorism environment. Forming part of the different levels of the military to military engagement across the entire spectrum of operations, this exercise will enrich the two contingents in further honing basic military skills. The exercise is planned at the company level with respective battalion headquarters controlling the training. The training and manoeuvres, to be conducted at Aundh Military Cantonment, College of Military Engineering and firing ranges at Dighi, Pune are to be supervised by a Joint Directing Panel comprising senior officials of both the nations. Helicopters of Indian Air Force will also be taking active part in the various maneuvers planned in the exercise.

India’s first net zero energy building

It’s India’s first net zero energy building that has been constructed with adoption of solar passive design and energy-efficient building materials.

Functional since a year, a tour of the Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, a building under the Central Government, was organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats on Tuesday. It was aimed at reinforcing the need for more such buildings across the country.

Speaking about the energy efficiency of the building, TERI (Sustainable Habitat Division) director Mili Majumdar said: “The Indira Paryavaran Bhavan is one of the first buildings in India to have deployed energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies at a large scale. It is one of the exemplary projects to be rated under Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment [GRIHA] and has set standards that can be emulated by upcoming buildings in the region.”

The building boasts an earthquake-resistant structure with a total plinth area of 31,488 sq. m. It covers only 30 per cent of the total area, while more than 50 per cent area outside the building is a soft area with plantation and grass. The building has a robotic parking system in the basement that can accommodate 330 cars. Thin-client networking system has been provided instead of conventional desktop computers to minimise energy consumption.

“Buildings have an enormous impact on environment, human health and economy. The energy used to heat and power our buildings leads to consumption of large amounts of energy, mainly from burning of fossil fuels, oil, natural gases and coal, which generate significant amounts of carbon dioxide, the most widespread greenhouse gas. The successful adoption of green building strategies can maximise both the economic and environmental performances of buildings,” added Ms. Majumdar.

The building has received GRIHA 5-star (provisional) rating for the following features:

The design allows for 75 per cent of natural daylight to be utilised to reduce energy consumption.

The entire building has an access friendly design for differently-abled persons.

With an installed capacity of 930 kW peak power, the building has the largest rooftop solar system among multi-storied buildings in India.

The building is fully compliant with requirements of the Energy Conservation Building Code of India (ECBC). Total energy savings of about 40 per cent have been achieved through the adoption of energy efficient chilled beam system of air-conditioning. As per this, air-conditioning is done by convection currents rather than airflow through air handling units, and chilled water is circulated right up to the diffuser points unlike the conventional systems.

Green materials like fly ash bricks, regional building materials, materials with high recyclable content, high reflectance terrace tiles and rock wool insulation of outer walls have been used.

Use of renewable bamboo jute composite material for doorframes and shutters.

UPVC windows with hermetically sealed double glass. Calcium Silicate ceiling tiles with high recyclable content and grass paver blocks on pavements and roads.

Reduction in water consumption has been achieved by use of low-discharge water fixtures, recycling of waste water through sewage treatment plant, use of plants with low water demand in landscaping, use of geothermal cooling for HVAC system, rainwater harvesting and use of curing compounds during construction.

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Conclave on Asian elephants for conservation think tank in India, Myanmar, Bhutan

The two-day conference on Asian elephants concluded here on Friday with a resolve to establish a regional think tank with nodal officers from Indian, Bhutan and Myanmar.

The meet also stressed the need for bringing back focus to manage elephant ranges as cornerstone to achieve clearly defined and measurable targets of conservation of elephants both in the wild and in captivity in the three neighbouring countries.

Briefing journalists on the outcome of the conference, Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman and Founding Trustee of the Balipara Foundation, which organised the conference, said that elephants experts and conservationists who participated in the discussions, resolved that trans-national green corridors should be protected and strengthened. Other resolutions include increased coordination between enforcement agencies of the three neighbouring countries, involvement of younger generation in conservation programmes to infuse dynamism in initiatives, and enabling trans-boundary protection of Asian elephants.

The conference, while noting fragmentation of elephant reserves and corridors due to setting up of railway lines, construction of highways, building of dams and tea gardens have given rise to man-elephant conflict also resolved to initiate innovative measures to reduce man-elephant conflicts.

The experts said that along with protection of trans-boundary corridors, the protection of elephant reserves and corridors within north-east region of India was equally important.

The region has, according to experts, 58 elephant corridors and a population of about 9,300 elephants, some of which undertake trans-boundary movement to neighbouring Myanmar and Bhutan.

Dr Khyne U Mar, Research Associate and Project Co-ordinator, Myanmar Elephant Research Project, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield a.k.a “Elephant Lady of Myanmar”; Dasho Palijor J Dorji of National Environment Commission, Government of Bhutan; Mr Nicholas Claxton, Director Wow Media and Founding Trustee of The Elephant Family; Dr Ajay Desai, Co-Chair Asian Elephant Specialist Group; Ms Belinda Wright, Executive Director of Wildlife Protection Society of India; Professor Raman Sukumar of the Centre of Ecological Studies; and Dr Jagdish Kishwan, former Additional Director General (Wildlife) at the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and presently Chief Adviser, Wildlife Trust of India were among the experts who took part in the discussions.